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Gale Warning 769, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 3, 2018

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 3, 2018, 3:31 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Dec 3, 2018, 3:31 PM AKST (00:31 UTC)
Expired
Dec 6, 2018, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

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849 
FZAK52 PAFC 040031
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The
Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out.

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ199-041330-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 962 mb low 95 nm Southwest of Atka moves to 90 nm South of Dutch
Harbor at 990 mb by Wed afternoon. Its front arches over the 
Aleutians and Bering and pushes into the Gulf of Alaska for Wed 
afternoon. A 984 mb Kamchatka low extends a front across the 
Western Aleutians through Wed afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-041330-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ155-041330-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20
ft building to 30 ft after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, 
seas 20 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 31 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ160-041330-
Bristol Bay-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt with gusts to 60 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt with gusts to 45 kt diminishing to
20 kt with gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ165-041330-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ170-041330-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ171-041330-
Unalaska Bay-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ172-041330-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 36 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 36 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.

$$

PKZ173-041330-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ174-041330-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 39 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Gusts up to 50 kt in the morning. Seas 30 ft
subsiding to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 21 ft. Rain showers.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ175-041330-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
20 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ176-041330-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 29 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ177-041330-
Adak to Kiska-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain.
.TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ178-041330-
Kiska to Attu-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE...N wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 26 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ179-041330-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas
21 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PKZ180-041330-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
14 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ181-041330-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft. Snow and rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ185-041330-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
331 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Snow and rain.
.TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Snow and rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$
4 follow-up statements
108 
FZAK52 PAFC 041300
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The
Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out.

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ199-050130-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 970 mb low 135 nm east of Adak Tue morning moves to 185 nm west of
Dutch Harbor at 985 mb by Wed morning and then moves to 250 nm 
southeast of Sand Point at 989 mb by Thu morning.

$$

PKZ150-050130-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas building to 23 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain.
.WED...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20
ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ155-050130-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt
increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft early building to 
29 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt except S 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands
E. Seas 26 ft.
.WED...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ160-050130-
Bristol Bay-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ165-050130-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ170-050130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ171-050130-
Unalaska Bay-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5
ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain showers.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ172-050130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 33 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
27 ft. Rain showers.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ173-050130-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ174-050130-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
29 ft subsiding to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ175-050130-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft after
midnight.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ176-050130-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
18 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ177-050130-
Adak to Kiska-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft Bering side...17 ft Pacific
side. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ178-050130-
Kiska to Attu-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

PKZ179-050130-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ180-050130-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 
12 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ181-050130-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ185-050130-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
400 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 45 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 23 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... N 35 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$
597 
FZAK52 PAFC 050030
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The
Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out.

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ199-051315-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 975 mb low 160 nm northeast of Adak will move to 160 nm south of 
Dutch Harbor at 991 mb Wed afternoon. The low will then move into the
southwestern Gulf Thu afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-051315-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.WED...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ155-051315-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except S 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands
E. Seas 26 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 15 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ160-051315-
Bristol Bay-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ165-051315-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ170-051315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ171-051315-
Unalaska Bay-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft. Rain showers.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-051315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ173-051315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ174-051315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
20 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ175-051315-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft after
midnight.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ176-051315-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 10 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ177-051315-
Adak to Kiska-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ178-051315-
Kiska to Attu-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
24 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas
14 ft. Snow showers and rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

PKZ179-051315-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ180-051315-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ181-051315-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ185-051315-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
330 PM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 45 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 24 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.  Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$
633 
FZAK52 PAFC 051300
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The
Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out.

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ199-060130-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 985 mb low 175 nm west of Dutch Harbor Wed morning moves to 85 nm 
south of Dutch Harbor at 991 mb by Thu morning and then moves into 
the North Pacific by Fri morning. A new 973 mb North Pacific low 
moves over Sitkinak by Fri morning.

$$

PKZ150-060130-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
15 ft. Rain.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ155-060130-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt except S 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 20 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ160-060130-
Bristol Bay-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ165-060130-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ170-060130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 7 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ171-060130-
Unalaska Bay-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-060130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 12 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ173-060130-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind early becoming NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ174-060130-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ175-060130-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ176-060130-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft.
Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ177-060130-
Adak to Kiska-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow.
.THU...Bering side, NW wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the
afternoon, Seas 12 ft. Pacific side, W wind 40 kt, Seas 12 ft
building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ178-060130-
Kiska to Attu-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW 35 kt after midnight. Seas
14 ft. Snow and rain.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft.

$$

PKZ179-060130-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ180-060130-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ181-060130-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 8 ft.
Snow.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ185-060130-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
400 AM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$
630 
FZAK52 PAFC 060014
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The
Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out.

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ199-061300-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 mb low 160 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor will move to the 
North Pacific Fri morning. A front over the central Aleutians will
move over the eastern Aleutians Fri afternoon. 

$$

PKZ150-061300-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
15 ft. Rain.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

PKZ155-061300-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 11 ft toward
morning.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ160-061300-
Bristol Bay-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Areas 
of fog.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ165-061300-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight.
From Port Moller E, N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ170-061300-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 7 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ171-061300-
Unalaska Bay-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 
3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-061300-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. 
Seas 14 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ173-061300-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 14 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ174-061300-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft after
midnight. Rain showers and snow showers.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ175-061300-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ176-061300-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft
building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ177-061300-
Adak to Kiska-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 11 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft Bering side...22 ft Pacific side.
Rain and snow.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
22 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ178-061300-
Kiska to Attu-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 35 kt after midnight. Seas
16 ft. Snow and rain.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 20 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ179-061300-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ180-061300-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 
4 ft. Patchy fog.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog and freezing fog.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ181-061300-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft. Snow.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ185-061300-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
314 PM AKST Wed Dec 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 3, 5:00 AM AKST, 10 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 5:00 AM AKST, 10 hours 31 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
500 AM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A negatively tilted trough whose axis extends from the Lower
Kuskokwim Valley southeastward across the Kenai Peninsula is
quickly lifting northeast this morning. Ahead of the trough,
an area of precipitation is overspreading much of Southcentral
north and east of Anchorage. The precipitation is falling into a
wedge of warmer air that has been remarkably persistent over the
Anchorage Bowl. Lower level winds based on the latest ACARS
soundings show that there were only a few hours early last evening
between when lower level winds briefly turned out of the west and
allowed lower level temps to fall near freezing, resulting in a
brief period where the rain mixed with snow, but after that the
southerly winds returned and temperatures continued climbing,
ensuring that rain would be the dominant precipitation type for
the lower elevations of the Anchorage Bowl for the rest of the
night. Further north into the Mat-Su Valleys, the event played out
much closer to what was expected in the forecast, with north to
northeast winds helping scour out that warm air so Wasilla only
briefly began as rain before switching to snow and Palmer was snow
for the entire event. Thus, needless to say, it ended up being
very localized differences around Anchorage that resulted in last
night's event resulting in mostly rain.

As that feature moves off to the east, shortwave ridging is
building into Southeast Alaska and over the eastern Bering, as a
strengthening very strong low churns south of Adak. This low is
likely to cause widespread storm force winds across much of the
Bering over the next 24 hours or so with hurricane force winds
likely through the western Aleutians. So far, the front to the
east of the low has been under-performing somewhat with Adak and
Atka only gusting to 42 knots. Buoy 46072 has had gusts to 55 kt
with wave heights of 25 feet.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

The models are in very good agreement this morning as the system
over Southcentral moves out today and the only game in town
becomes the powerhouse low over the Aleutians. As such, with
excellent timing between the models with the next front moving
into Southern mainland Alaska on Tuesday, forecast confidence is
high.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...With the overnight rain now having moved out of the area,
low clouds are likely to persist into the morning, gradually
clearing after sunrise back to VFR conditions. The next front and
chance of precipitation will be during the day Tuesday, but is
not yet included in the TAF.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
A front continues to move through Southcentral Alaska bringing
cold air behind it. As it pushes east the bulk of the
precipitation will be over eastern portions of Southcentral Alaska
through this afternoon. Ridging will then build in over the area
ahead of another front moving in from the southwest. This new
front will make it to Kodiak Island tonight and the rest of
Southcentral Alaska by Tuesday afternoon. This system will bring
warm air back to the area and although many locations will see
some snow at the onset of precipitation, most near the coast will
transition to rain. The majority of the precipitation from this
system will be along the north Gulf Coast with the coastal
mountains blocking areas further inland from any heavy
precipitation.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2...Mon and Tue)...
The pattern is going to be rather dynamic for Southwest AK for the
next 48 hours or so. A strong, very large low is moving across the
Bering. It will push a windy, warm, and wet front through the late
tonight into Tue. But first, we start off this morning with some
light snow showers exiting the YK-Delta. A shortwave ridge is
pushing these showers off to the east and allowing some more
stable air to move in. This is setting the stage favorable for fog
formation and we are now seeing some of that across parts of
Bristol Bay and the YK-Delta. This fog won't be able to last much
past sunrise as the front will start to cause the easterly winds
to increase later today.

As the front approaches, the first noticeable change will be the
winds shifting to an offshore direction. They will then become
progressively gustier through the overnight hours. This could
create some wind shear conditions for pilots trying to take off
and land during this time. Precipitation associated with the front
will slide from SW to NE and move into Bristol Bay by early Tue
morning. The cold air in front of this system is not especially
cold or deep. Thus, while the precipitation may fall briefly as
snow initially, it should quickly turn to mostly rain for just
about all areas.
By late Tue into Wed, the area will be in a "post-frontal"
environment. This means a rather unstable atmosphere complete with
rain showers and gusty winds. Warm air will remain in place, so
expect temperatures to remain above normal through mid-week.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2...Mon and
Tue)...
A monster upper 950 mb-range low is moving toward the Central
Bering. It is pushing a warm occluded front through the Central
Aleutians towards the Alaska Peninsula this morning. It is also
bringing wide-spread storm force winds, with even a small area of
hurricane force winds. The system will track along the chain today
and encapsulate nearly the entire Bering Sea by tonight.
On Tue, the low will effectively stall near Atka and Adak. This
will leave the entire area under the influence of showers and
gusty winds. This system will be rather warm for early Dec.
However, there will be some cold air advection on its western
flank. Its in this portion of the system we expect the gustiest
northerly winds and the best chance for snow showers (vs. rain
showers for the rest of the area).

The low will slowly drift east and fill by the end of the week.
This will open the door for some markedly weaker systems to
encroach upon the Western Aleutians.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7)...
Beginning Wednesday evening, there will be an active weather
pattern in place as a very deep longwave trough sets up over the
Bering Sea and Pacific, extending to around 30N. The main moisture
stream will be directed at southern Alaska, with a continued warm
pattern in place as 850 temps will be around -1 to -3C, albeit
cold enough for some snow in parts of the interior such as the
northern Susitna Valley and the Kuskokwim Valley. Sometime
Thursday, all the global numerical models are strongly hinting at
a basal shortwave moving north toward the Gulf of Alaska, rapidly
deepening as it does so. Currently this low looks to be a strong
gale force and potentially low end storm force along the barrier
jet, but it will also be bringing another slug of warmer Pacific
air, enhanced by the above average SSTs. With that said, Thursday
and into Friday look warmer and wet, especially along the coast.
Heading into the weekend, the longwave trough slowly shifts east
so wetter weather will also shift east, and slightly cooler air
will filter into the mainland. Much uncertainty develops by
Saturday as the ECMWF disagrees with the colder Canadian GDPS and
18z GFS. With that said, ensembles do agree more in general that a
split trough may develop, allowing for arctic air to seep south
and interact with the warm moist Pacific air. Should this happen
increased snow threats will be possible. Stay tuned...

Over the Bering Sea, with the broad cyclonic flow associated with
the aforementioned trough moving east, expect northerly flow to
last through Saturday before a series of fronts and/or a stronger
low moves in Sunday as the next trough shifts east.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...
Hurricane Force Wind Warning: 178.
Storm Warning: 160 170-175 179 180 411-414.
Gale Warning: 130-132 138 150 155 165 176 177 181 185 352.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JPW
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DK
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MO
LONG TERM...JA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 3, 3:06 PM AKST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
306 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     SNOW             10 NW MOOSE CREEK STATE 61.78N 149.28W
12/03/2018  M11.0 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOW WATER EQUIV - 1.0 INCHES

0800 AM     SNOW             2 E MATANUSKA GLACIER S 61.80N 147.77W
12/03/2018  M12.0 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

0921 AM     SNOW             1 S SUTTON              61.71N 148.88W
12/03/2018  M8.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TEMP 32F

1021 AM     SNOW             3 S RIDGEWAY            60.49N 151.08W
12/03/2018  M4.9 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOW WATER EQUIV - 0.51 INCHES

1130 AM     SNOW             7 N CASWELL             62.08N 150.07W
12/03/2018  M14.0 INCH                          AK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

1130 AM     SNOW             23 SW CANTWELL          63.14N 149.43W
12/03/2018  M5.0 INCH                           AK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

1130 AM     SNOW             6 NE TRAPPER CREEK      62.31N 150.29W
12/03/2018  M12.0 INCH                          AK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

1130 AM     SNOW             4 SE MEADOW LAKES       61.58N 149.53W
12/03/2018  M4.0 INCH                           AK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

1130 AM     SNOW             26 NNE CHASE            62.82N 149.91W
12/03/2018  M8.0 INCH                           AK   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

KUTZ

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 3, 3:26 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 3, 3:31 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 3, 3:46 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 3, 3:46 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 4, 3:53 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 4, 3:53 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Dec 4, 3:56 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC35 hr
Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.